MUMBAI: In the '90s, superstar Shania Twain became a household name when her pop and country songs dominated the charts. Shania's album-- The Woman in Me, sold more than 12 million copies and turned Shania into the best-selling female country artist of all time. In her first television interview in five years, after she walked away from spotlight, Grammy winner & super star Shania Twain opens up about the secrets of her past, her childhood, the double betrayal and her twist-of-fate love ...
MUMBAI: The Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) and The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) have announced a 'settlement in principle' concerning the fees payable by America's radio stations, to publicly perform ASCAP's 8.5 million plus musical works through 2016.
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MUMBAI: iBall has launched two new portable speakers, Melody Bar and USB Drum in the Indian market.
iBall melody Bar is an USB speaker with dimensions of 22(W) x 4.5(H) x5 (D) cm. Magnetically shielded, the speaker has removable clips which allows one to mount it on any laptop monitor either horizontally or vertically, along with a table top free accessory. The Bar is slim, portable and available in three colors, black, white and red.
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MUMBAI: Radio Mirchi's RJ Anmol is paying a tribute to the legendary icon of Hindi Cinema Dev Anand on his signature retro show �Purani Jeans' the enitre week.
The station will host a Dev Saab special segment every night, from 9.30 to 10.30 pm where RJ Anmol will take the listeners for a nostalgic walk down the memory lane by playing Dev Saab's interviews and the great melodies that defined his movies.
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MUMBAI: Big FM has launched a late night show named after the radio station's brand philosophy �Suno Sunao Life Banao' with RJ Junaid and author Priya Kumar.
The show aims to listen to the listener's life issues arising out of work, career, love and its impact on relationships while celebrating winners who overcome such challenges in their lives. The show will play two hours of RD Burman's hits every night.
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MUMBAI: Tabla virtuoso Ustad Zakir Hussain, ace percussionist Trilok Gurtu, mandolin maestro U Shrinivas and renowned flautist Rakesh Chaurasia will perform at a fusion concert �Restless Peace' on 8th December at Shanmukhananda Auditorium, Mumbai.
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NEW DELHI: All India Radio generated 1.64 billion from the total revenues of Rs 6.26 billion earned by Prasar Bharati until September 2011 during the current fiscal year.
Rs 4.89 billion came from commercial revenues of Doordarshan and Prasar Bharati sources said that a total of Rs 164.6 million came from other resources. These sources told radioandmusic.com that this showed a steady rise in the revenues over the past four years.
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MUMBAI: 92.7 BIG FM, Chennai's No.1 Melody station, honoured Chennai's unsung heroes at the BIG Chennaiite Awards 2011... in recognition of their significant contributions to society in a glittering ceremony at Hotel Benzz Park at the weekend.
The leading radio station instituted the BIG Chennaiite Awards 2011... in August on the occasion of the 372nd birthday of Chennai, with the objective of celebrating the silent efforts of the common man to social causes and involving the local populace in acknowledging their work.
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MUMBAI: Natural and man-made disasters have always wrought plenty of havoc in our country. From floods, earthquakes landslides to gruesome gas tragedies and fire accidents, plenty of innocent citizens have been victimized.
In an effort to introduce preventive measures and increase awareness, Directorate General Civil Defence (Fire Cell), Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, has joined hands with Radio Mirchi for their campaign Strengthening of Fire and Emergency Services – an initiative to promote fire safety measures in the Country.
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MUMBAI: Clear Channel Radio, the leading media company in America with a greater reach than any other radio or television outlet, and Cumulus Media Inc. CMLS -1.61% , the largest pure-play radio broadcaster in the United States, today announced an agreement that will extend both companies' digital reach and benefit consumers by offering them more choice, more value and a more comprehensive experience both digitally and locally.
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